Hamlet Act II Commentaries

Hamlet 2.1 Commentary

Hamlet 2.2 Commentary

Quotes from Act II

"Brevity is the soul of wit" - Polonius

"Words, words, words" - Hamlet

"Denmark's a prison" - Hamlet

"Your noble son is mad" - Polonius

"What a piece of work is man" - Hamlet

"The play's the thing wherein
I'll catch the conscience of the king" - Hamlet